> >>I would normally just have a copy of libpq.dll in the same 
> dir as my 
> >>exe, but with the latest XP service packs this does not 
> work anymore,
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >It should do - in fact we package 8.1 in exactly that way after 
> >extensive testing on XP SP2 as well as 2K3 SP1 (not to mention older 
> >platforms).
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> If this were true it would break a huge number of apps, 
> including buildfarm, which relies on DLLs in the .exe 
> directory being found.

The difference in the latest servicepacks is that no longer is the
*current directory* searched first for DLL files. However, *the
directory of the executable* is still searched.


//Magnus

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